About the McCallum Surname

People called McCallum share their surname's story with McCollum, of which it is a variant. The name is generally explained as “son of Colum, 'dove'”.

A variant of McCollum

Spelled with “a” instead of “o”, McCallum shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Other spellings include MacCallum, MacCollum and McCollom.

In the records

10,229 Americans were listed as McCallum in the 2010 census.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named McCallum, so the heraldry linked to McCollum is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Get the complete McCallum report, with a museum-style coat of arms.